The Godfather of Basketball

Matthews attacked the frontcourt and was defended by McGrady. He turned around and threw the ball directly to Green who followed up. Green made a three-pointer.

"Shua!"

The ball crashed into the net.

The Cavaliers have played a wave of 5-0 in the past two rounds, chasing the point difference to 19 points!

"The Rockets are a little slack!" Barkley said from the sidelines.

"Yes, their defense speed has slowed down, and there seems to be some minor problems with the physical strength of the players." Smith also nodded.

"Control the long pass of the Cavaliers, don't just defend people against fast breaks!" Thibodeau reminded his players loudly from the sidelines.

As a defensive coach, he is very experienced in defense and speaks out.

But he didn't mean to change.

The Rockets' offense and Yao Ming's low-post offense still failed to score.

Continuing to play, plus running with the Cavaliers all over the court, his physical exertion was much greater than usual.

O'Neal received the defensive rebound, and the Cavaliers also played fast break.

This time it was Louis Williams. He didn't pass a long pass. After receiving the ball, he flew away from Billups and went to the frontcourt to score an elegant low-handed layup.

The point difference was further narrowed to 17 points!

"Nice job! Nice job!"

Tang Tian stood on the sidelines and applauded his players.

After being pressed for two and a half quarters, the momentum finally came to the Cavaliers.

The Rockets' offense, Yao Ming finally scored a goal.

But the Cavaliers attacked the frontcourt, and Matthews' layup caused Yao Ming's thug foul.

As his physical strength declined, Yao Ming's reaction also slowed down.

Thibodeau scratched his head.

Now that the Cavaliers are chasing points, he dared not replace Yao Mai.

The game continued on the court, the more Thibodeau dared not replace Yao Mai, the more fierce the Cavaliers chased.

And after the starting adjustment in the second half, the Cavaliers have no difference between starting and subs at all.

Except for James, everyone else is up and down, and the Cavaliers' defensive strength has always been there.

After the third quarter, the Cavaliers have abruptly chased the point difference to 13 points.

The fans at the scene already felt something was wrong.

"It's unbelievable, Tang is really unbelievable." Smith was bewildered at this time, and couldn't help feeling emotional.

"Physical strength, he has grasped the most critical point of the Rockets. It's like making a trap. There is an extremely attractive cake in the trap. The Rockets fall into the trap. Whether they can climb out or not, they will Let's see if they have enough physical strength."

Smith used a very vivid metaphor.

The Cavaliers are now chasing fiercely, but limited by their own strength, the pit dug by this trap is not deep. As long as the Rockets can persist until the end, they can still climb out.

Smith's analysis is correct, but he seems to have overlooked one detail.

head coach.

Thibodeau is not Tang Tian.

Back in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming took a rest, but McGrady remained on the court.

This is the rhythm of playing the whole court.

McGrady came up and scored two goals in a row, but the Cavaliers' counterattack momentum continued unabated, and the point difference was still narrowed a little bit.

Yao Ming rested for less than two minutes and was substituted again.

Yao Ming played, the Rockets quickly stabilized their position, and the point difference began to fluctuate around 10 points.

Thibodeau took deep breaths on the sidelines, playing games with his old boss. He really didn't have much confidence in his heart.

What he hopes most now is that the Rockets can maintain the 10-point difference until the end.

In the last 7 minutes of the game, Yao Ming turned around and hooked and caused Brown's thug foul.

After making two free throws, he scored the 32nd point of the game, and the Rockets led the Cavaliers by 10 points 101 to 91.

At this dead ball time, the Cavaliers changed all the starting lineup back.

The hearts of the fans at the scene tensed up.

This is the last wave of the Cavaliers counterattack.

The maximum point difference of 22 points is only 10 points. Whether the Rockets can hold it depends on the last 7 minutes.

Louis Williams played with James in the frontcourt, split it and went straight to the basket.

Yao Ming came out to change defense holding back his strength, successfully interfered with Williams' shot, and then turned around to receive the defensive rebound.

He gasped.

Although his physical strength bottomed out, he persisted with willpower.

McGrady missed a jumper in the Rockets' frontcourt offense.

The Cavaliers' fast break was blocked by Yao Ming's gritted teeth, and Matthews missed a three-pointer.

McGrady didn't make a three-pointer, but the Cavaliers' fast break was directly intercepted by Yao Ming.

Neither side scored, and the game entered a stalemate.

Unknowingly, the time came to about 3 minutes before the end.

The Rockets still maintain a point difference of about 10 points.

The hearts of the fans at the scene finally fell.

At this time, it was too late to chase points.

Tang Tian's strategy was very successful, but he still lost his breath.

"Huh! Yao is really worthy of the title of MVP, there is no danger!" Barkley said in the commentary booth, and wiped his sweat vividly.

The Cavaliers called a timeout.

This round of Yao Ming's performance exceeded Tang Tian's expectations, but the game is not over yet.

"Let's play 3 more points, don't have a psychological burden, it's best to win, and we win half of it if we lose. The series is still very long, and what you have done is awe-inspiring."

Tang Tian didn't arrange tactics, but more to relax the players' mentality.

In addition to Yao Ming's outstanding performance in this round, the team's drop in shooting percentage is also a major reason.

Back from the timeout, the Cavaliers replaced Artest with Green.

"Defend! Defend!"

In the last three minutes, the fans at the scene began to cheer loudly for the home team.

The fierce competition filled the air with the smell of gunpowder.

James found Shaquille O'Neal for a pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, and after the pick-and-roll, he accelerated past Yao Ming.

He couldn't break through the front, Yao Ming's physical strength bottomed out, he accelerated and finally squeezed past, Battier on the weak side returned to the defense, and he then threw the ball to the bottom corner.

Green took the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Shua!"

Go in.

The Rockets' offense, McGrady turned around beautifully after an air cut, shaking people back.

"boom!"

But the ball missed.

James grabs the defensive rebound and directly throws off the fast break Lou Williams. The latter throws off Billups and rushes to the frontcourt. !

"Shua!"

The ball went in!

The point difference is 4 points in the blink of an eye!

"Pay attention to three points! Three points!" Thibodeau shouted hurriedly from the sidelines.

The fans at the scene began to panic.

The Rockets attacked, and Yao Ming turned around and hooked under the basket.

The ball goes in, but spins out again.

There was an uproar at the scene.

O'Neal received the rebound, and the Cavaliers also played a fast break.

James' fast break was thrown to Green, who was fast breaking from the right wing.

Green made another three-pointer.

The ball crossed a high parabola.

"Shua!"

Make another three points!

The point difference is only 1 point in an instant!

Thibodeau finally couldn't stand up, stretched out his hand and called a timeout.

The eyes of the fans at the scene were full of disbelief.

When the point difference was the largest, it was 22 points, and there were 10 points two minutes ago, and only 1 point remained in the blink of an eye? !

How can it be!

This is the finals!